Samuel Bruce Adlam Willis is a British maritime and naval historian, television presenter and writer. He lives in Devon. He studied History and Archaeology at Exeter University, graduating in 2000 and went on to earn a PhD in Naval History from Exeter, studying under Professor Nicholas Rodger. He went on to research for an MA in Maritime Archaeology from the University of Bristol where he studied under Professor Mark Horton. He is a visiting Fellow in Maritime and Naval History at the University of Plymouth, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the editor of Navy Records Online, the online-publishing branch of the Navy Records Society. 

April 24th, 1977 in (Age 47)